Excellence in Teaching Awards
About the awards
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences seeks to recognise and reward excellent teaching that responds to evidence of effective student learning.
The Faculty’s Awards program is designed to recognise the teaching excellence of staff at all career levels, to encourage teachers to engage in reflective teaching practices and to promote and support the development of high quality and innovative teaching.
Applying for these awards encourages: critical reflection on teaching and learning; evaluation of teaching practice; engagement with higher educational research; and a focus on improving student learning.
Awards Ceremony
Please join us in congratulating the winners of the Faculty's 2012 Teaching Excellence Awards.
Date: Monday 20 May 2013.
Time: 4–6 pm.
Venue: Woolley Common Room, Level 4, John Woolley Building (A20).
RSVP by Monday 13 May to: stewart.nestel@sydney.edu.au.
The awards will be presented by Professor Carole Cusack, Pro-Dean Teaching and Learning, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
Recipients of the 2012 Teaching Excellence and Teaching Initiative awards will be invited to give a brief presentation on how they were able to engage with and respond to evidence of effective student learning to successfully achieve excellence in teaching.
Drinks and canapes will follow the formal proceedings.
2012 Winners
| Excellence in Teaching (Design and Practice |
| Dr Susan Banki |
(Sociology and Social Policy) |
| Dr Julia Kindt |
(Classics and Ancient History) |
| A/Prof Brendon O'Connor |
(United States Studies Centre) |
| Dr Olaf Werder |
(Media and Communications) |
| Dr Graham White |
(Economics) |
| Excellence in Teaching (Practice) |
| Ms Thushara Dibley |
(Indonesian Studies) |
| Mr Yarran Hominh |
(Philosophy) |
| Teaching Initiative |
| Dr Susan Thomas and Ms Angela Shetler |
(The Writing Hub) |
| Dean's Citation for Excellence in Tutorials |
| Ms April Bertels-Garnsey |
(English) |
| Ms Mara Bollard |
(Philosophy) |
| Mr David Earl |
(History) |
| Ms Shirlita Africa Espinosa |
(International and Global Studies) |
| Mr Jedidiah Evans |
(English) |
| Ms Gemma Kwan |
(Economics) |
| Mr David Large |
(English) |
| Mr Attila Orel |
(English) |
| Mr Macintosh Stewart |
(Philosophy) |
| Mr Lukasz Swiatek |
(Media and Communications) |
Awards categories
The links below lead to guidelines, forms and 2013 closing dates for applications in the four categories of Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award currently on offer. A workshop for those intending to apply for an Award will be advertised for late July 2013. Previous winners will be on hand to provide advice to prospective applicants.
- Excellence in Teaching (Design and Practice)
- Excellence in Teaching (Practice)
- Teaching Initiative
- Dean's Citation for Excellence in Tutorials